Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Last Minute Maui Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is around the
corner. It sneaks up and pounces, right after taxes are paid and the A to Z Challenge is finished.

Here are a few gift ideas
for Mother’s Day from some Maui-based businesses – in no particular order.
Don’t live on Maui? Some of these places also ship! This is a shamelessly commercial post, but I am not getting paid by anyone to promote it. Darn!

Pearl Butik – A feast for
the eyes in Paia with home accessories, jewelry, and some clothing. Great
selection of natural fiber, artisan woven bed linens and towels. Also has an
online store. Paia.

Toby Neal Books– For book lovers who also love Hawaii. I always wish I had
met Toby Neal while my mother was still alive, because she would have devoured
all of Toby’s books, especially the Lei Crime Series. You can get e-books and hard copies.

Maui Hands – This popular art
gallery and boutique only carries items made on Maui. Four retail locations at
last count.

Seyana Jewelry – Handmade
jewelry featuring Swarovski crystals and freshwater pearls. Also 20% off
through May 10th using code: mum20

Seabury Hall Craft Fair – This is the place to go the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Island residents love
to bring their moms up here to ooh and ah over handmade items, bid on the silent
auction (probably one of the biggest on the island), eat gourmet and homemade
desserts, and select flower bouquets. The bouquet selection is huge – because Seabury
recruits parents and anyone they can to make flower bouquets using donated vases
and containers. $5 admission, free parking.

Sweet Betty Confections (website offline)– Really
yummy butter toffee, candied ginger, and macadamia brittle made on Maui. Often
can be found at Upcountry Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. You could go early to
Upcountry Farmers Market with mom and then hop over to Seabury Hall. If you look at the pic below, I included her phone number.

Maui Water Lily Farm – Ah,
beautiful. Take mom here during Mother’s Day week and breathe in the scent of
flowering water lilies. Let Nico make you a custom bouquet. Haiku.

Still not finding anything
you like? Paia, Makawao, Kihei, and Lahaina have several boutiques and gift
stores. You could also go to the mall. For most Mauians, this means Queen K
(Queen Ka’ahumanu) Shopping Center, but it could also mean the Shops of Wailea,
the Outlets of Lahaina, or Whaler’s Village. Maui does not have a Mall of
America, thank goodness.

Not off the top of my head. I think you'll like the Lei series. What I've read is very readable. Papayas - online, hmmm, I'll have to think. You want non GMO, so nothing that says "rainbow papaya" Rainbow is the GMO brand of papaya here.

Lots to choose from here. I've told my kids, "If I can eat it, relax in it, not have to store it, that's the gift of choice." Hugs are always the best Mother's Day gifts for me. But I did like the look of that toffee!

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